Poems of the Week

In Good Standing

by Alex Steelsmith

“Simple test helps gauge signs of aging in people 50 and over… [Those] who can stand on one leg
for 30 seconds are aging gracefully… a new study finds.”

UPI

Teetering, tottering,
quinquagenarians
ought to start one-legged
balancing? Yup,

those who can master it
biomechanically
incontrovertibly
have a leg up.